Originally Posted by
Tommy
This story actually isn't new. I first heard about it over a month ago, and it's been boiling up ever since. That said, it didn't hurt the film at the Globes where it won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor awards, as well as Best Picture. It also didn't hurt the film at the SAG awards where it won best ensemble, as well as Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
I'm not saying it couldn't gain steam and impact their chances at the Academy Awards. It just hasn't been an issue thus far.
Personally, I think the whole thing is bullshit. I don't know where this kind of shit comes from. So can we not have a racist character in a film ever again without dealing with this stuff? I hate to break the news to some people, but the world is not that simple. There are racist people out there that aren't just evil, devoid of good qualities. There are horribly racist people that are inherently good people. They're kind to one another, they help people, they give to charity. They just happen to be a racist piece of trash. This theory that racist characters = terrible human beings that should never be humanized is nonsense.
I like to think we as humans are a little bit more complex than that. I for one don't want to see characters on the big screen painted with just two colors - black and white. That's not the world I live in.
As a sidenote, at my screening, two African American woman were sitting in front of me. After the film ended, we chatted for a bit and they both loved the film.
Now, I'm not saying all African American people love the film. I'm sure some are offended, but my biggest problem with society and similar instances like this, is that I don't think it's black people that are bringing this shit up. It's white people who, for some reason, feel the need to step in front of things like this first. Like it's some kind of noble venture.